March 9, 2007 — Sentinel integrates the entire range of noninvasive diagnostic cardiology solutions including: ECG Exercise Testing, 12-Lead ECG, Holter Monitoring, ECG Event Recording and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring into one central data management system. The system enables a straightforward approach to consolidation and management of diagnostic cardiology procedures by centralizing all solutions in a central networked database that reduces the need for paper records, increases time saved in searching for patient details and improves workflow management.

March 9, 2007 — Data from a multicenter registry of targeted renal therapy (TRT) in patients at high risk for contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) were presented at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) by Bret N. Wiechmann, M.D., vascular and interventional radiologist, Vascular and Interventional Physicians, North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville.

March 9, 2007 — New studies show that about 60 percent of drug-eluting stents are used in off-label indications in the U.S. A series of studies is published in the March 8 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

March 7, 2007 — Siemens has introduced the completely redesigned Soarian Cardiology 2.0, which has become an integral part of Nebraska Heart Hospital’s strategy to be at the forefront of treating cardiovascular disease by pursuing comprehensive solutions. The CIVS blends cardiac imaging via syngoDynamics and information technology (IT) to optimize clinical performance and help improve patient outcomes.

March 6, 2007 — According to MD Buyline’s 4th Quarter 2006 customer satisfaction survey, users of medical devices rank GE Healthcare No. 1 overall in radiology ultrasound, patient-monitoring, anesthesia, and fetal-monitoring. Respondents also gave individual GE products in these categories high marks for qualities from overall system performance and reliability to service response time and repair quality.

March 6, 2007 — Researchers from William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan have found that a simple, outpatient multislice CT can rapidly and accurately distinguish which patients with chest pain have normal coronary arteries and can go home directly from the emergency room from those who have diseased arteries requiring admission to the hospital for further care.

A new study reported in the Feb. 27 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology addresses use of multislice cardiac CT scanning in the ED for the purpose of evaluating patients with chest pain.

March 6, 2007 — St. Jude Medical Inc. has announced FDA clearance for its Venture Wire Control Catheter on a rapid exchange delivery platform, a delivery design that accommodates shorter guide wires and may result in quicker, easier coronary procedures.

March 6, 2007 — A first-of its-kind study has shown that cardiac arrhythmias, one of the most common yet potentially dangerous heart conditions affecting more than four million Americans, often go undetected despite medical monitoring, resulting in more than 780,000 hospitalizations and contributing to approximately 500,000 deaths each year, according to AHA.

March 6, 2007 — Federal health advisors recommended in a 9-2 vote that the FDA not approve the Chronicle Implantable Hemodynamic Monitor from Medtronic, a device intended to detect worsening heart failure. A study of the device by the manufacturer suggested it is not effective.

FDA is not required to follow its advisory committees’ advice but does so most of the time.

The device functions by taking heart rate, temperature, pressure and patient activity measurements. The data can be downloaded by doctors in the office or securely transmitted to the Web for viewing.


There has been a big buzz circling around the medical community of late about the viability and value of placing PACS into operating rooms (OR) and intensive care units (ICU). Numerous studies have been published in recent years about many of the benefits associated with this newest wave of technology application.
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